PRIME BOX PICO AS AN EDGE SOLUTION

As networking increases, so do the requirements for IIoT-connected machines and systems. The world of data is becoming larger and more complex, making the use of edge computing technology indispensable.

WHY EDGE COMPUTING IN INDUSTRY?

In a modern infrastructure, data is generated and provided by various machines, systems and sensors. This generated data is collected and analyzed by an edge computer. This allows the relevant production processes to be evaluated and directly influenced in real time, thereby increasing production efficiency.

One clear advantage of edge computing is that only the edge computer communicates with the cloud. The rest of a system can be isolated and operated in isolation. In addition, the risk of data loss is reduced because relevant evaluations and reduced data packages are transferred to the cloud.

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EDGE COMPUTING SOLUTION

When selecting an edge computing solution, the following four main points should be considered:

1. openness

2. flexibility

3. transparency

4. scalability

With our Prime Box Pico, we rely on the Docker container engine and a service-oriented architecture. This offers users the greatest possible openness to implement their own applications in a container, regardless of the software infrastructure available to the developer.

At the same time, there is a wide range of open source container solutions available as well as third-party solutions that can be integrated easily and with little customization effort. This opens up a wide range of applications and a high degree of flexibility to be able to react quickly and precisely to requirements.

The ability to implement many applications with one edge device and therefore few hardware components also enables increased efficiency and resource conservation.